Super League: Henan Songshan Longmen are 12 points short of Tianjin Jinmen Tiger, but are fully set to go full force. Get this show on the road!
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have the most points from losing position (16) in Super League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Songshan and Tianjin Jinmen Tiger.
Henan Songshan Longmen form and stats
The story so far in the Super League for Henan Songshan Longmen at their home stadium (Zhengzhou Hanghai Stadium) is 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Henan Songshan Longmen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-4 away versus Wuhan Three Towns. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The forward Zhong outshone all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.21 out of 10. Zhong scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Heartbreak before that as Henan Songshan Longmen lost 1-3 at Beijing Guoan's place.The Songshan fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. From these home matches, Henan Songshan Longmen have conceded only 9 goals.
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger form and stats
Playing away, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won 3 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super League this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Tianjin are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
There were no winners in Tianjin Jinmen Tiger's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Beijing Guoan (placed 6th). Defender Han was the best team player with a rating of 7.63. Han won 4 of 5 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Shanghai SIPG wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The visiting Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 10 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won at least one point in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) facing Henan Songshan Longmen.This was the final score when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Tianjin Jinmen Tiger - Songshan 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Čović 10 goals |   F. Vieira Rosa 5 goals |  R. Berič 5 goals |
Henan Songshan Longmen missing players
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger missing players
| Henan Songshan Longmen | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 30 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 81% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 71% |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 29% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 70% | 67% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 33% |
| 33% | 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 19% |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.3 | 11.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 29% | 32% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 36% |
| 13.5 | 11 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 13.6 | 11.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have the most points from losing position (16) in Super League
- Tianjin Jinmen Tiger have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 38 |
| 3 | Chengdu Qianbao | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Shandong Taishan | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 | Wuhan Three Towns | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Hangzhou | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 9 | Cangzhou | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | Changchun Yatai | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Meizhou Hakka | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -9 | 22 |
| 12 | Qingdao Jonoon | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Henan Songshan Longmen | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 19 |
| 14 | Nantong Zhiyun | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 16 |
| 15 | Dalian Pro | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -11 | 15 |
| 16 | Shenzhen | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 34 | -36 | 12 |
- South China Morning Post - News (in English)
